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GALLERY: Okotoks Legion marks Victory in Europe Day

The event celebrated the official May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
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Okotoks Legion Branch 291 members, joined by Okotoks Sea Cadets, take part in a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. The event celebrated the official May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
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Veteran and Legion member Malcolm Hughes speaks during a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Okotoks Legion Branch 291 members, joined by Okotoks Sea Cadets, take part in a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Okotoks Sea Cadets take part in a ceremony held by Okotoks Legion Branch 291 marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15.
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Bugler Sydney Lafond plays in a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Veteran and Legion member Malcolm Hughes salutes during a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Legion members Bob McLeod, George Pambrun, and Bruce LeMessurier salute during a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Lt. Pam Mattock, commanding officer of the 360 RCSCC Erratic sea cadets lays a wreath with CPO2 Elizabeth Wallace during a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Veteran and Legion member Okotoks Legion Branch 291 President Bob McLeod lays a wreath during a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Veteran and Legion member Okotoks Legion Branch 291 President Bob McLeod speaks during a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Legion member and Indigenous veteran George Pambrun shakes hands with Okotoks Sea Cadet CPO2 Elizabeth Wallace following a ceremony marking Victory in Europe Day at the Cenotaph on May 15. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

 

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